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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College District (MGCCC) is soliciting sealed bids for the procurement of one Artificial Intelligence Industrial Trainer, specifically an AIT-400 unit or equivalent, to support educational and training initiatives. Sealed bids must be received at the District Purchasing Office located in Harrison Hall, Perkinston, Mississippi 39573-0609, no later than 2:00 pm on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The procurement encompasses a comprehensive AI training system that includes advanced software for applying, creating, and training artificial intelligence models, a user-friendly interface with a large touch screen, real industrial applications utilizing actual industrial components, and a dedicated AI processor. The equipment must deliver specific functional capabilities including Artificial Vision for object identification, Movement Optimization for electric actuator acceleration prediction, Outcome Forecast for success probability scoring, Predictive Maintenance for abnormality detection, and Quality Control Validation for object classification. Delivery and installation are required at the Harrison County Campus located at 2226 Switzer Road, Gulfport, Mississippi 39507, and all pricing must be submitted as net pricing and include shipping, handling, installation, training, and all associated training expenses. Bids shall remain firm for ninety days following the bid opening date with FOB delivery to the MGCCC Harrison County Campus. Bidders may submit proposals as physical documents containing one complete signed hard copy and a non-returnable flash drive or electronically through Central Bidding, with any deviations from specified equipment requiring technical and pictorial documentation for validity determination.

The college has not identified any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting the types of organizations that may respond; however, bidders are encouraged to indicate minority and woman-owned business status on their submissions. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure integration requirements have been specified in this procurement. The contract will be awarded to a single vendor, and the college reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding process. The estimated budget or award value has not been disclosed in the solicitation materials. Additional information and technical clarifications are available from Kortney Woodard, Director of Administrative Services, at (601) 928-6297 or kortney.woodard@mgccc.edu.